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The Governor Coles Memorial was finished in 1929 and contains a square bas-relief bronze portrait of Coles, sculpted by Leon Hermant. Edward Coles was the second governor of Illinois. A former slave owner, he became an abolitionist and helped defeat a call to consider the legalization of slavery in Illinois.
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581 South Deere Road | Macomb, Illinois 61455
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This project was funded in whole or in part through a grant from the Illinois Department of Transportation
